Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 22nd August 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Weapons from the top of the North American box office.

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Honey Don't
• Eenie Meanie
• Relay
• Splitsville
• Eden
• Hollywood Grit
• Dongji Rescue

Honey Don't

• The movie is directed by Ethan Coen, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Ethan Coen also directed True Grit in 2010 which grossed $171.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $252.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who also starred in Palo Alto (2014).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
• Ethan Coen directed Margaret Qualley in and Drive-Away Dolls
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eenie Meanie

• The movie is from director Shawn Simmons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Samara Weaving who also starred in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• The film also stars Karl Glusman who's last movie was The Bikeriders (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Relay

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed Starred Up in 2014 which grossed $54.9 K in the US and grossed $3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who also starred in Freefall (2009).
• The film also stars Lily James who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Splitsville

• The movie is directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Angelo Covino also directed The Climb in 2019.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Chloe and Theo (2015).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was Blink Twice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Eden

• The movie is directed by Ron Howard, it is the directors 32nd movie.
• Ron Howard also directed EdTV in 1999.
• It stars Jude Law who also starred in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001).
• The film also stars Ana de Armas who's last movie was Ballerina (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hollywood Grit

• The movie is from director Ryan Curtis.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Max Martini who also starred in Captain Phillips (2013).
• The film also stars Linda Purl who's last movie was The Griffin and the Minor Canon (2002).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Dongji Rescue

• The movie is directed by Hu Guan and Fei Zhenxiang, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Hu Guan and Fei Zhenxiang also directed Run For Love in 2016.
• It stars Yilong Zhu who also starred in Volunteer Army 3 ().
• The film also stars Lei Wu who's last movie was Papa (2023).
• Hu Guan directed Yilong Zhu in and My People, My Country
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• The Thursday Murder Club - Thursday, 28th August - streaming
• Caught Stealing - Friday, 29th August
• The Toxic Avenger - Friday, 29th August
• The Roses - Friday, 29th August
• Motel Destino - Friday, 29th August - limited release

With Despicable Me 4 currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Deadpool and Wolverine
• The Beast Within
• I Saw the TV Glow

Deadpool and Wolverine

• The movie is directed by Shawn Levy, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Shawn Levy also directed Night At the Museum in 2006 which grossed £20 Mil. in the UK and grossed $571.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in Woman In Gold (2015).
• The film also stars Hugh Jackman who's last movie was Oklahoma! (1999).
• Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, Deadpool 2 in 2018 and Free Guy in 2021.
• Shawn Levy directed Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy
• Shawn Levy directed Hugh Jackman in Night At the Meseum: Secret of the Tomb
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Beast Within

• The movie is from director Alexander J. Farrell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kit Harington who also starred in Henry V: NT Live 2022 (2022).
• The film also stars Ashleigh Cummings who's last movie was Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

I Saw the TV Glow

• The movie is directed by Jane Schoenbrun, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jane Schoenbrun also directed We're All Going to the Worlds Fair in 2021 which grossed £4.4K in the UK.
• It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
• The film also stars Brigette Lundy-Paine who's last movie was Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie - Friday, 2nd August - streaming
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - Friday, 2nd August
• Didi - Friday, 2nd August
• Kensukes Kingdom - Friday, 2nd August

A new weekend a potential new number one movie and the summer blockbuster films continue to be released.

There are 6 new releases this weekend, Friday, 17th May 2024, looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• IF~2024
• Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
• I Saw the TV Glow
• The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Greedy People
• Back to Black

IF

• The movie is directed by John Krasinski, it is the directors 5th movie.
• John Krasinski also directed Brief Interviews With Hideous Men in 2009.
• It stars Cailey Fleming who also starred in Desolation (2017).
• The film also stars Ryan Reynolds who's last movie was Ghosted (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

• The movie is from director Elene Naveriani.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eka Chavleishvili who also starred in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023).
• The film also stars Temiko Chichinadze who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

I Saw the TV Glow

• The movie is directed by Jane Schoenbrun, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jane Schoenbrun also directed We're All Going to the Worlds Fair in 2021.
• It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
• The film also stars Brigette Lundy-Paine who's last movie was Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Strangers: Chapter 1

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 25th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Bodies At Rest in 2019.
• It stars Gabriel Basso who also starred in Alabama Moon (2009).
• The film also stars Rachel Shenton who's last movie was The Colour Room (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Greedy People

• The movie is from director Potsy Ponciroli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Baby Driver (2017).
• The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt who's last movie was Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back to Black

• The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Sam Taylor-Johnson also directed Fifty Shades of Grey in 2015 which grossed $166.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $571 Mil. globally.
• It stars Marisa Abela who also starred in Rogue Agent (2022).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was Ferrari (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• We Harvest - Friday, 24th May
• Furiosa - Friday, 24th May
• Kidnapped - Friday, 24th May
• Hit Man - Friday, 24th May - limited release
• The Garfield Movie - Friday, 24th May
• Atlas - Friday, 24th May - streaming

Last weekend Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness was at the top of the UK box office, there are 2 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Top Gun: Maverick
• The Bobs Burgers Movie

Top Gun: Maverick

• The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Joseph Kosinski also directed Spiderhead in 2022.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible III (2006).
• The film also stars Jennifer Connelly who was last seen in Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Bob's Burgers Movie

• The movie is from director Loren Bouchard and Bernard Derriman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars H. Jon Benjamin who also starred in The Toe Tactic (2009).
• The film also stars Kristen Schaal who was last seen in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 2 new movies released

• Men - Wednesday, 1st June
• Dashcam - Friday, 3rd June

This weekend, Friday 4th December 2020, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available in cinemas looking to hit the box office, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Home Alone, for the number 1 spot?

Godmothered

• The movie is directed by Sharon Maguire
• Sharon Maguire also directed Bridget Jones's Baby in 2016 which grossed £48.1 Million in the UK and grossed $212 Million globally.
• It stars Isla Fisher who last starred in Greed (2020).
• The film also stars Jillian Bell who last appeared in Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020).

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

• This new release stars Katherine Jenkins who's last film was Dream Horse (2020)
• It also stars Bill Nighy who appeared in Hope Gap (2020).
• Katherine Jenkins and Bill Nighy appeared in Minamata (2020) together.
• The film is brought to us by new director Lynne Page.

Falling

• The movie is directed by Viggo Mortensen and is their directorial debut.
• It stars Viggo Mortensen and Lance Henriksen.

Lost At Christmas

• Also this week there is Lost At Christmas from director Ryan Hendrick marking a directorial debut.
• The film features Natalie Clark and Kenny Boyle in starring roles.

Mank

• The long list of new releases continues with Mank which is directed by David Fincher who directed The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo in 2011.
• It stars Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried who were last seen together in A Place Among The Dead which grossed £0.

A Christmas Carol

• A Christmas Carol from directors David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
• The film stars Martin Freeman and Daniel Kaluuya.

County Lines

• This new release stars Harris Dickinson who's last film was Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019)
• It also stars Ashley Madekwe who appeared in Salome (2014).
• The film is brought to us by new director Henry Blake.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 3 new movies

• Superintelligence, Friday, 11th December
• Dreamland, Friday, 11th December
• The Prom, Friday, 11th December